Jane Friedman shares her summary of the October 8th sessions at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC conference. Self-publishing is where the future’s at, but it’s a constantly changing landscape, which, paradoxically, can make it very time-consuming for authors.
How to self-publish your eBook
Roundup of the major ebook platforms available, and what they have to offer self-publishers.
Tracking eBook sales & downloads
App Annie now Ttracks eBook performance on the iBooks and Amazon Kindle stores. “Publishers, authors, agents, and marketers will be able to quickly and easily track their eBook sales and downloads, as well as monitor worldwide industry trends.”
Publishing’s civil wars
The frontline is not print vs digital, but rather indie vs. traditional publishers (and agents).
Rewrite the Web: content is more important than platform
Summary of the “Rewrite the Web” workshop held in Berlin on October 4th 2013, including Joanna Penn’s comments on self-published and independent authors (and the distinction between them)
Selling your eBooks on your own blog
Jeff Bullas on why authors should consider selling their ebooks both via the major distribution platforms as well as their own blog.
Which eBook Publishing Platform is Best?
Kristen Eckstein compares the three main ebook publishing platforms: Kindle, Nook and iBooks